Lake Charles Fire Department crews responded to a gas leak on La. 3059 on Monday morning. Viewers reported smelling gas near the Walmart on U.S. 171. According to the assistant fire chief, the leak has been capped by CenterPoint,

Three Lake Arthur men have been cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for hunting violations in Jefferson Davis Parish.

The mayor brought with him words of support for FEMA, an agency President Donald Trump talked about shutting down and recently issued orders for a commission to investigate.

America’s original extreme sport is the “Greatest Show on Dirt.” It features events starting Thursday, Jan. 30 and running through Saturday, Feb. 1. You’ll see everything from heart-pounding rodeo action, autograph sessions, a parade, live entertainment, and more! Tickets start at $15 with children 3 and under getting in free.

Isolated tornadoes, hail and damaging wind gusts are possible across Southwest Louisiana on Thursday as a cold front moves into the area. National Weather Service Lake Charles said a few storms could produce heavy rainfall resulting in localized flooding.

A Lake Charles man is accused of beating and robbing an elderly man Saturday morning.Ronald Duhon, 56, struck the 85-year-old several times and stole items from him, including his vehicle, Lt. Jeffrey Keenum of the Lake Charles Police Department said.

A batch of emails Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter initially sought to withhold from a public records request show he complained to the board of a nonprofit that does work with the city on programs for at-risk youth after the director criticized the city and school system on social media.

Vallier then drove off after a verbal confrontation with the snow throwers. Before long, he returned to the area, got out his vehicle and shot multiple times at them, police said. One of the rounds went through a window and hit Lebleu, officials said.

The American Press received two surveys recently that suggested the Lake Charles real estate market is weak, and Louisiana is the worst place to retire. Some survey results should not be taken at face value,

Joshua Wilson walks his dogs Caymus and Moose Tuesday, January 21, 2025, on Mall Street in Lafayette, La. For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning.

NWS issued an early Tuesday warning for an unprecedented weather event in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas

Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana are under its first ever blizzard warning Tuesday as the winter storm rolls through